Man charged after woman threatened with imitation firearm during Grundisburgh robbery

A man has been charged after a robbery in Grundisburgh last week, during which a woman was threatened with an imitation handgun.

It happened just after 4:40pm on October 6 in an alleyway between Meeting Lane and Post Mill Gardens.

A woman in her 30s was approached by a man who held up what she believed was a revolver and demanded her wallet, before running off.

A man was arrested in Meeting Lane at around 6pm on the same day. Officer later located an imitation firearm and a knife.

Hamish Marwick, of Thompson Close, Grundisburgh has subsequently charged with robbery, possession of an imitation firearm and possession of a knife in a public plae.

He appeared before Ipswich Magistrates Court on Saturday and is due before Ipswich Crown Court on November 4.

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